Session D16: Focus Session: Negative Refractive Index I

2:30 PM–5:30 PM, Monday, March 13, 2006
Baltimore Convention Center - 312

Sponsoring Unit: FIAP
Chair: Vladimir M Shalaev, Purdue University

Abstract ID: BAPS.2006.MAR.D16.2

Abstract: D16.00002 : Experiments on the Goos-H\"{a}nchen shift with negative and positive index of refraction materials

2:42 PM–2:54 PM

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Authors:

  Nathan Orloff
  Michael Ricci
    (Univ. of Maryland, College Park)

  Collin Anderson
    (Yale University)

  Christian Long
  Sudeep Dutta
  Steven Anlage
    (Univ. of Maryland, College Park)

~ The negative Goos-H\"{a}nchen shift occurs when a beam of radiation having a finite transverse extent undergoes total internal reflection at a positive to negative index of refraction interface, hence the reflected beam experiences a negative lateral shift. This phenomenon has been predicted for materials with a negative index of refraction. We investigate a composite wire and split-ring resonator medium between 8-12 GHz, based on that first implemented by [1]. In addition, we present an experiment to investigate the Goos-H\"{a}nchen shift and show preliminary results on transmission, refraction, and total internal reflection. Work supported by NSF/ECS-0322844. [1] R. Shelby, D. R. Smith and S. Schultz, Science, 292, 77 (2001)

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